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Cockatoo, Too for National Bird Day

January 5, 2016May 10, 2022 ellen 22 Comments Books
Cockatoo, Too

Did you know that January 5th was National Bird Day? Not only is January 5th a great day to remember our wild birds, it’s a great day to remember the birds we have as pets. One of the reasons that National Bird Day was created was to help educate people about birds and the fact […]

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Little Dinos Don’t Hit and Peek-a-boo Dinosaurs

January 1, 2016December 2, 2022 ellen 2 Comments Books
Peek-a-boo Dinosaur Board Book

Both Peek-a-boo Dinosaurs and Little Dinos Don’t Hit are fantastic board books from Picture Window Books. You can’t go wrong with either of these books.  Little Dinos Don’t Hit and Peek-a-boo Dinosaurs They both have a solid message and are put together very well. Little fingers can do no damage here; I’m not convinced I […]

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The Lie and the Lady by Kate Noble

December 31, 2015May 9, 2022 ellen 14 Comments Books

“With her usual witty writing and exquisite flair for characterization, Noble offers readers the second, splendid book in her Winner Takes All series. The effortless manner in which she wrote The Lie and the Lady as a separate love story while at the same time gracefully connecting it to The Game and the Governess (2014) […]

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A Christmas Gift Novella

December 21, 2015May 6, 2022 ellen 2 Comments Books
A Christmas Gift - FREE Novella

With Christmas only a few days away, I decided to spend some time relaxing with a Christmas story. A Christmas Gift novella is only 28 pages long, so it’s an easy read that I think you will all enjoy. Download it free for your Kindle. Remember, there are free apps to read Kindle books on […]

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A Letter to My Mom by Lisa Erspamer

December 15, 2015May 4, 2022 ellen 24 Comments Books
A Letter to My Mom by Lisa Erspamer

A Letter to My Mom has given me a solution. Each year, I struggle to try to figure what to get my Mom for Christmas. She’s impossible to shop for, and I never have any idea what to get. Since I know that she loves to read, I know that she’ll enjoy this touching book.  […]

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The Girl Who Saved Christmas

December 10, 2015April 29, 2022 ellen 24 Comments Books
The Girl Who Saved Christmas

As Christmas approaches, there are so many traditional stories for children to choose. The Girl Who Saved Christmas is a lovely twist on the traditional Night Before Christmas tale. Written by William Thomas Thach and illustrated by Richard Bernal this lovely Christmas story follows Molly and her pet mouse Mr. Nibbles through their Christmas Eve.  […]

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Welcome to the Symphony

December 9, 2015April 28, 2022 ellen 15 Comments Books
Welcome to the Symphony

Welcome to the Symphony will introduce your child to classical music. Music has always been a huge part of my life and I’ve tried to share my love of music with the kids. Both of them went on in high school to play a variety of different musical instruments. I like to think that exposing […]

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Love or Justice by Rachel Mannino

December 7, 2015April 26, 2022 ellen 2 Comments Books

Laurie Shelton is the only person alive who can identify Hawaii’s most notorious mob boss… After stumbling into a deadly kidnapping, Laurie’s life is in grave danger, and it falls to US Marshal Dante Stark to keep her safe until she testifies against Kaimi Quamboa—assuming he can be captured. Dante knows he’ll lose his job […]

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The Labyrinth Wall

December 2, 2015April 20, 2022 ellen 1 Comment Books
The Haunted Realm

The Labyrinth Wall: Read Amazon Best-Seller, Reader’s Favorite 5 Star rated, Dante Rossetti Award 2014 Finalist novel, The Labyrinth Wall, the first book in the Obsidian Series. Imagine a story set in an epic fantasy world like The Hobbit with a dark dystopian feel (and it is written to be a quick read like The […]

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I’m Happy for You Book Review

November 30, 2015April 17, 2022 ellen 7 Comments Books
I'm Happy for You book review (SORT OF ... Not really) by Kay Wills Wyma.

It’s hard not to compare yourself to others in today’s world of social media. We’re bombarded daily by photos of our friends’ vacations, the remodeling they’re doing to their bathroom, or all the weight they’ve lost. We’re not the only ones that have to deal with comparisons. Our children see their friends grades, party invitations, […]

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